Soccer Preview: Altoona vs. Central Mountain
Altoona has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Central Mountain Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Altoona's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Central Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Altoona is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Selinsgrove just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Seals by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mountain Lions came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Seals are ranked 152nd).
Meanwhile, Central Mountain lost 4-1 to Midd-West on Wednesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Central Mountain's goal came courtesy of
Cole Cooper, who's now up to eight this season.
Altoona's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-2. As for Central Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7-3.
Altoona took their victory against Central Mountain when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Altoona since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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